End of an era, 'a total disaster' and law enforcement | From the Newsroom

City council meets at 6 p.m.

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BACK THE BLUE: Local residents in the community joined together at Demoret Park in Montrose on Saturday to show their support for law enforcement, echoing frustrations participants shared at the July 11 march regarding recent police reform in Colorado. NASA NINE YEARS AGO: On July 21, 2011, NASA's space shuttle program completes its final, and 135th, mission, when the shuttle Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. During the program's 30-year history, its five orbiters—Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour—carried more than 350 people into space and flew more than 500 million miles, and shuttle crews conducted important research, serviced the Hubble Space Telescope and helped in the construction of the International Space Station, among other activities. HYBRID MEETING: Montrose City Council will be meeting for a regular session tonight at 6 p.m., with 19 items on the agenda including the DMEA franchise agreement and zoning regulations for housing developments. The meeting will take place in a hybrid format that was introduced at yesterday's work session.   INVEST IN YOUR LOCAL JOURNALISM Just $1.99 per week - Become a member of your community today.

Al Williams' teaching career spans 5 decades Alvin "Al" Williams began teaching in the Delta County School District in 1968 and throughout his career, has pioneered student programs as he cheered on every student for their successes and made learning fun. Williams celebrated his 75th birthday on July 19. Read More 10th annual mining conference set for September The 10th annual San Juan Mining and Reclamation Conference will take place online with local, state, national and international guests. Read More GMUG begins work on decommissioning illegal roads The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests' Gunnison Ranger District has begun work on a travel management project to decommission illegal, user-created roads and trails in the vicinity of Taylor Park. Read More

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